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Chapter 16: What the hell?
Caleb was right; when we came back to the school Kitty was throwing fits, yelling for Kurt to give her he phone back so she could call Caleb "and get his butt back here with her clothes".
But when she saw us she froze and stared at us with big eyes. Kurt fell down from a chandelier and landed on top of Lance who was lounging in the staircase. A young boy tripped in the carpet and all of a sudden ten-fifteen duplicates popped out of him, all with the same expression of shock as he saw the state of Caleb and I.
The whole scenario made me and Caleb laugh while the others stared at us.
-"What the hell happened to you guys?" Lance asked as he pushed a disheveled Nightcrawler of him and down on to the floor.
-"Well, we stopped by Lucca to get some dinner, and then a few stupid jackasses decided to rob the register at the restaurant and there was a fight and grandma got shot, so we had to get her to the hospital, and that's about it," Caleb said and scratched the back of his head.
I took his hand and squeezed it lightly behind my back, but that action caused the blanket to shift and reveal the hospital gown I was wearing. We heard Kitty gasp loudly and I let go of Caleb's hand, thinking that that was the reason for her outburst.
-"AMELIA! What happened to you!" Kitty yelled, causing a group of curious students to appear from the kitchen.
-"Um… Gianna was bleeding so much, so I kinda ripped up my shirt to use it as a bandage. And no worries, I changed out of your dress before we went to the restaurant," I said with my hands raised in front of me, prepared to protect me from the wrath of Kit-Kat.
Lance and Kurt tensed up and Kitty ran towards me and gave me a hug.
-"Like, oh my god! Are everyone totally, like, okay?" she asked worriedly and let me go.
-"Yeah, grandma is fine, grandpa is… fine, I'm fine, everyone is fine."
-"What about Alessandro? Where's he at?" Lance asked.
-"He took off after the God-damn burglars, I don't know where he is". I felt Caleb's fist tighten against my lower back as he spoke. I could feel his worry for his cousin, his anger. I felt it pulsating from his body and hit mine like warm water filled with emotion. I took his hand again and squeezed it gently, telling him without words that I was there for him.
He looked down at me and smiled slightly, his feelings apparent to me.
Without moving his eyes from mine, he said:
-"Kitty, could you get Amelia to her room?"
I stared back at him, confusion quickly followed by dread and then understanding crossed over my face.
-"Can I talk to you for a second?" I asked, my voice a bit strained as I tried to keep myself as calm and collected as possible. He nodded and let me lead him outside.